Route Planner (Last-Mile Deliveries)

Trucks, drivers, loads and deadlines all meet on your screen at a courier operations centre in Potchefstroom. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Potchefstroom (North West). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Capture trip sheets, fuel and toll costs on the system
• Plan daily loads to use full truck capacity
• Keep a register of PrDP and licence expiry dates for all drivers
• Arrange breakdown recovery and replacement vehicles
• Update customers on delivery times and delays
• Assign trucks and drivers to routes and track them on telematics

• At least 2 years in transport or logistics
• Calm and decisive when things go wrong
• Matric
• Clear on the phone with drivers and customers
• Knowledge of South African road freight regulations
• Able to work shifts in a 24-hour control office

• Knowledge of cross-border documentation
• Logistics or supply chain certificate

• Office-based work with a steady roster
• Growth to transport manager
• Cellphone allowance for standby shifts
• Training on the fleet and tracking systems

• Give the fleet size and route types you handled, for example "40 trucks, long-haul and local". Hiring managers want scale.
• If you drove trucks before, say so. Controllers who know the road earn quick respect from drivers.